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Course

Using Digital Media in Research with Children and Young People

*This course is now full. Please complete the booking form if you wished to be placed on the waiting list*

Tutors Professor Kay Tisdall and Dr Susan Elsley
Length Two days - 10am to 4pm each day.
Cost The fee is £250.
Date & location 13 and 14 May 2010
The University of Edinburgh.
Course
description
The course will cover:

1. Using digital technologies
Exploring the use of a range of different technologies including:
Online survey tools
Social Networking Sites
Other web based resources
Computer games and games consoles
Mobile phones

2. Ethical and methodlogical issues in using digital technologies
including Informed consent Anonymity and confidentiality Child
protection Peer research

3. Including children and young people

Particularly participation of children excluded by other research
approaches Access to digital technologies

4. Data collection and analysis
How to collect data
Approaches to analysing data

5. Dissemination of research
How to present research
Sharing research

A set of resources will be produced for the course.

The two day course will involve presentations from those who have undertaken research in this area. It will draw on examples from academic research and organisations who have used these tools with children and young people.
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  If you require further information about this course please
contact Kathryn Dunne